<p>Russian secret service agents have recently advised regional government officials across the country to stay away from foreign webmail services such as Google's Gmail and instead use domestic ones.</p><p>Three independent unidentified sources with knowledge of the development have told the Russian political and business daily Izvestia that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) sent a memo to the telecom authorities of Russia's regions two weeks ago, strongly advising them against the use of Gmail and other overseas services.</p><p>Some local administrations in Russian southern Rostov region immediately followed the order.</p><p>The recommendations came following the revelations by US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden of Washington's spying and surveillance activities across the globe.</p><p><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/11/30/337430/russia-officials-advised-to-avoid-gmail/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/29/russian-secret-service-advises-govt-to-avoid-gmail-and-other-non-russian-email-services/">Russian secret service advises gov&#039;t to avoid Gmail and other non-Russian ...</a> (VentureBeat)</p><p><a href="http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20131129/gmail-login-ban-for-government-officials-by-russia/">Gmail login ban for government officials by Russia</a> (Online Social Media)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dQmcJZly4BiURHM_q1TrYOGzAXiAM&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>